The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-02-17
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
Kansas Legislature,


Kansas Legislature.
THE Senate was not in session oil the 5th.
-. In the House bills were introduced. Mr..
Butens resolution appointing joint COMMITTEES
10 investigate the charges against the Superin-
tendcnt Of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum was
adopted The House then went into Com
mittee OF he Whole for the purpose Of consid-
ering Mr. Williamson's bill relating to evidence
of debt taken 10y travelling statesmen. The
measure ELECTED considerable debate. but was
finally recommended for passage. Adjourned.
ONLY TOUR bills were introduced in the
Senate on the 9Th. one of these being by the
Temperance Committee, which provides for the
suspension or removal OF county, township and
city officers for failure to perform the duties re-
Quired BY law Bills were considered in Com
mittee Of the Whole. Senator Bakers bill
providing for an Assistant State Treasurer was
recommended for passage. Senator Humphrey 5
Joint resolution relating TO constitutional
amendment passed e. The House met at four
O'Clock D. m. Petitions we're presented and a
few bills introduced. The House then went into
Committee of the Whole and after n debate re-
ported favorably OF the bill amending the act
TO enable counties. cities and townships TO issue
bonds 10 aid railroads. The report OF the COM
mittee was adopted and the House adjourned.
IN the Senate on the Sth a bill was intro
duced by Mr.. Rush, TO make it unlawful to
catch fish between April l and November /.
The following bills passed: Relating TO the ex-
tension and construction OF continuous and con-
nected lines of railroad, and providing for the
purchase or lease OF railroad property, and the
purchase or guaranty of railroad securities in
certain cases: TO amend the act regulating
crimes and punishments: Senate Joint resolu-
ton proposing an amendment to the constitu-
ton by striking out the word white. In the
House the forenoon was principally devoted to
routine business. In the afternoon the House.
in Committee Of the Whole took up the Murray
Temperance bill. Many amendments were Of
fered. Some adopted, but more defeated. The
bill was finally recommended for passage and
the House adjourned.
IN the Senate on the 9th several local
bills were introduced and many bills of local
character were recommended for passage. APP
preparation bills were considered in Committee
OF the Whole. Senator Young's bill for the
further investment of the permanent school
fund was, after brief discussion, referred to a
special committee of five for further considera-
ton. Senator Ritter's resolution proposing an
amendment TO the constitution preventing
municipalities from voting aid to railroad cor
porations occupied the attention of the
Senate from four until six o'clock.
1t was finally defeated by a vote of II to 49,
An evening session was held for the considera-
tion of local bills. In the House bills were in
trOduced to provide for fire escapes; to prevent
gambling in stocks, grain, ETC.; affording relief
to the Supreme Court; relating to railroads, and
several local bills. The Committee on Elec-
tons reported in favor of Mr.. Myton. of Finney
County, as against Mr. Jones, the contestant
for his seat, which report was unanimously
adopted. Several bills passed at the evening
session. The Murray Temperance bill came up
for third reading and after some talk was finally
passed by vote of 90 yeas to Is nays, Il being
absent. Counties and county lines occupied the
attention of the House until adjournment. At
the evening session bills were considered IN
Committee of the Whole.
IN the Senate on the 10th the Temperance
Committee introduced a new temperance bill.
4 long list of bills passed. among them the APP
preparation bills for the Agricultural College,
State Normal School, Blind Institute. the Sol
diers' Orphans Home, Deaf and Dumb Insti-
tute, Insane Asylums, Reform School, Feeble
Minded Institute; changing the name OF st.
John County to Logan; regulating the fees OF
county treasurers, county clerks, etc, and
many bills of private or local character. In
the House Mr. Boyd introduced bill to pre-
vent unjust discrimination against employees of
corporations. companies and individuals. Sew
eral other bills were introduced. The Senate
bill comforting municipal suffrage upon women
came up as the special order and brought out q
lively debate, at the conclusion of which the
Dill was ordered TO a thlrd reaulng ana passed
by vote of 90 yeas TO y nays, there being thir-
teen abscntees. Adjourned.
THE Senate on the 18th decided to accept
the invitation to visit Wichita and fixed upon
February IL as the day. A few bills were in
troduced and bills considered in Committee of
the Whole ... In the House, after routine bust
ness, the County Line bill was considered in
Committee of the Whole and after it became
known that a compromise had been made by
which Lane County should retain its present
boundaries the bill was read section by
section and recommended for passage.
Out of what are now Ford, Hodgeman,
Finney and Hamilton Counties are created
the counties of Garfield Gray, Haskell, Grant,
Stanton. Kearney, Hamilton, Finney, Hodge
man and Ford Counties. In all six new counties
are created. A number of bills passed. none of
them of general interest, however. Resolutions
Of sympathy to Representative Boyd on the
death of his were unanimously adopted,
and Mr.. Edwards offered preamble and reso-
luton reciting that Topeka failed to furnish
proper water supply to insure the safety OF
State buildings and requesting the city to do
so. Among the resolutions adopted was one
memorializing Congress to remove the Potta-
watomie Indians from their reservation in Jack
son County. Adjourned.